| uMlalazi | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | King Cetshwayo |
| Seat: | Eshowe |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 26 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Councillor T B Zulu |
| Area Total Km2: | 2214 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 223140 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97.1% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.1% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.5% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN284 |
uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54001 | 1.38 | 732 | ||
| 54002 | 126.37 | 7,112 | ||
| 54003 | 7.32 | 923 | ||
| 54004 | 79.53 | 11,789 | ||
| 54005 | 1.44 | 6,374 | ||
| 54006 | 6.86 | 648 | ||
| 54007 | 7.15 | 477 | ||
| 54008 | 16.33 | 5,230 | ||
| 54009 | 2.29 | 1,157 | ||
| 54010 | 69.39 | 11,387 | ||
| 54011 | 19.38 | 3,583 | ||
| 54012 | 20.46 | 6,651 | ||
| 54013 | 138.88 | 10,829 | ||
| 54014 | 173.38 | 26,955 | ||
| 54015 | 2.72 | 327 | ||
| 54016 | 10.59 | 1,273 | ||
| 54017 | 91.28 | 9,935 | ||
| 54018 | 2.72 | 760 | ||
| 54019 | 241.85 | 29,731 | ||
| 54020 | 48.67 | 9,013 | ||
| 54021 | 329.56 | 22,189 | ||
| 54022 | 85.39 | 21,363 | ||
| 54023 | 5.99 | 212 | ||
| 54024 | 109.20 | 13,476 | ||
| 54025 | 14.29 | 1,231 | ||
| 54026 | 39.02 | 6 | ||
| 54028 | 7.85 | 0 | ||
| 54029 | 14.62 | 5,710 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 54027 | 540.21 | 12,007 |
See main article: uMlalazi Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6]